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General Category => TECHNICAL CHAT => Topic started by: cozzie on December 30, 2012, 02:31:03 PM

Title: Defender steering groan
Post by: cozzie on December 30, 2012, 02:31:03 PM

My defender now sounds like me in the morning. It's 300tdi '96 year model. with power steering. When I steer left it groans. I checked the tyre pressures and topped up the steering reservoir. There are no bubbles in their either. It doesn't happen when stationary. It most noticeable when decelerating with may 1/3 of a turn to the left. There may be a very slight vibration in the steering wheel when it does it but to be honest our road surfaces as such that I couldn't confirm that.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: piper5 on December 30, 2012, 04:55:44 PM

maybe cv joint?

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: Sooty on December 30, 2012, 06:00:16 PM

id doubt it being a cv joint, have you checked the uj's on the steering column as they can dry up & start to sieze up, on the other hand what condition is the drive belt in for the PAS pump? what sort of condition is the PAS fluid?

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: piper5 on December 30, 2012, 10:03:17 PM

mike surely the steering colum uj,s would make the noise stationary as well , he says it does it when moving and turning left

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: rangerovering on December 31, 2012, 12:52:34 PM

Easy stuff first, nice thin oil on the column UJ's to penetrate in then something a bit thicker to lube properly and last.

PAS belt tight?

PAS level OK? Possibly renew fluid and bleed through, I have known air to make noises in the steering boxes.

Steering damper?

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: cozzie on December 31, 2012, 11:13:48 PM

Turns out its the drivers side front wheel bearing

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: Malc on January 01, 2013, 12:35:53 PM

any piccies?

Title: Re: Defender steering groan
Post by: cozzie on January 02, 2013, 01:10:17 AM

of the bearing?